Solidarity 252, 11 July 2012

John Milios, a leading economist in Syriza and a Syriza member of the Greek parliament, spoke to Martin Thomas from Solidarity in Athens on 7 July 2012. Q. We have approached a left Labour MP, John McDonnell. He has agreed to contact Jean-Luc Mélenchon to discuss them initiating a European conference of the left and labour movement in solidarity with the Greek left. Our comrades in France have also asked Mélenchon directly. We think that the new government in Greece is unstable... A. Yes. They are planning to follow the same policy as before... Q... and a left government in Greece could become...

Author and journalist Owen Jones discusses the future of socialism alongside Thierry from the L'Etincelle tendency of France's New Anticapitalist Party and Daisy Forest of Workers' Liberty Last year Ideas for Freedom, the annual weekend of socialist discussion and debate organised by Workers’ Liberty, was attended by just over 200 people (see here for our report and pictures). This year, despite a more sluggish political atmosphere following the defeat of the public sector pensions dispute, attendance was perhaps up slightly and almost every meeting was crowded. People came from across the...